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The Worst Episodes of The Karate Kid

Every episode of The Karate Kid ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of The Karate Kid!

Daniel and his mentor Mr. Miyagi travel the world with their Okinawan friend Taki Tamurai in search of an ancient Japanese talisman stolen from an...
Genres:AnimationAction & Adventure
Network:NBC

Worst Episodes Summary

"A Little World of His Own" is the worst rated episode of "The Karate Kid". It scored 6.6/10 based on 28 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 11/27/1989. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Gray Ghosts".

  • A Little World of His Own
    6.6/1028 votes
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    #1 - A Little World of His Own

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 11/27/1989

    Miyagi and friends discover that the shrine has fallen into the hands of a lonely boy who is using it to make his own little world.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Gray Ghosts
    6.7/1026 votes
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    #2 - The Gray Ghosts

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 11/25/1989

    The search for the shrine brings Miyagi and friends to San Francisco where they join a group of senior citizens in a car rally, hoping it will ultimately lead them to the shrine.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • My Brother's Keeper
    6.8/1038 votes
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    #3 - My Brother's Keeper

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/1989

    Daniel befriends a young boy and pases on Miyagi's teaching in order to help him restore his position as Chief of the tribe.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Over the Rainbow
    6.9/1028 votes
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    #4 - Over the Rainbow

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/14/1989

    Miyagi and company follow the magic rainbow to a mountain paradise in the Himalayas where the stone has turned a well into the Fountain of Youth.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Return of the Shrine
    6.9/1028 votes
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    #5 - The Return of the Shrine

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/21/1989

    Taki returns the shrine to her temple, but a thousand year feud between her family and the Ishida's makes them lose the shrine once again.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Walkabout
    6.9/1027 votes
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    #6 - Walkabout

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 10/28/1989

    Mr. Miyagi and friends follow the shrine to Australia where a tribe of Aborigines believe it should be offered to the god of the volcano.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Hunt
    6.9/1027 votes
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    #7 - The Hunt

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/18/1989

    Mr. Miyagi has traced the shrine down to the coast of Norway where a whale has swallowed it and is attacking illegal whaling ships.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • East Meets West
    7.1/1027 votes
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    #8 - East Meets West

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/11/1989

    Miyagi, Daniel and Taki travel to the Soviet Union where Prof. Kirov is studying its magical powers.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Greatest Victory
    7.2/1029 votes
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    #9 - The Greatest Victory

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/1989

    Miyagi, Daniel, and Taki travel to Hong Kong and help the village fight off the Dragon and his evil henchmen.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Paper Hero
    7.2/1028 votes
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    #10 - The Paper Hero

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/7/1989

    After a padre in Mexico hides the shrine in a Mayan temple, it's up to Mr. Miyagi to keep it out of the hands of Madero, and evil bandit.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Homecoming
    7.3/1029 votes
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    #11 - The Homecoming

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/16/1989

    The search for the shrine brings Daniel back to his old neighborhood and his first girlfriend.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • All the World His Stage
    7.3/1032 votes
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    #12 - All the World His Stage

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/27/1989

    While in London, United Kingdom, the trio get hired on a movie set about King Arthur, where Miyagi finds the power of the shrine has been drained into a prop sword, which is used by the film's leading man who then cannot separate reality from fantasy and thinks Taki is his actual bride, and Daniel is threatening him.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Tomorrow Man
    7.4/1030 votes
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    #13 - The Tomorrow Man

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/27/1989

    Miyagi, Daniel, and Taki go to Paris, where they follow a man named Mr. Whiskers, who is trying to buy the shrine. When they lose the shrine, Daniel goes to a fortune teller for help.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A